All beings exist in an invisible state and then come to a state of visibility. Change occurs only on the surface, for the self-existent glory remains unchanged; changing form does not affect the self-existent Reality. Atman, Soul or the Self, dwells in all that is perishable, yet it remains imperishable.
Rama SwamiIt is He who manifests as both matter and consciousness. There is no place where God is not. In every atom, in every living being He alone is present.
Rama Swami